Public service officer grateful for cooperation

The Lee County annual Public Service Employment report has been completed. In 2011, 111 adults were ordered to complete 7,502 hours of public service, and 27 juveniles were ordered to complete 560 hours of public service.

The total hours successfully completed by adults in 2011 was 7,006 and 472 hours were successfully completed by juveniles; 1,173 adult hours were revoked for failure to comply with public service; 540 adult hours were transferred to another county.

Public service hours must be performed at a government agency or non-for-profit agency. The work sites provide work and supervision for those individuals ordered to do public service work.

I would like to thank the following area agencies that provided us with a place for our clients to perform their court-ordered public service in 2011: National Guard Armory, Leydig Center, Granny Rose Animal Shelter, Jack Mabley Developmental Center, Clipper Closet (Amboy), Teen Turf (Amboy), First United Church (Amboy), Dixon Park District, Lee County Council on Aging, Lee County Probation Department, Camp Reynoldswood, Dixon VFW, Grace Fellowship Church (Ashton), St. Mary’s School (Dixon), the villages of West Brooklyn, Ashton, Sublette and Franklin Grove, Lutheran Social Services, Helping Hands (Sterling), Make a Wish Foundation and Dixon YMCA.

If your agency is interested in participating in the Lee County Public Service Program, feel free to contact me at 815-284-5267, ext. 109.

Note to readers – Mary Huffman is the restorative justice officer for the Lee County Probation Department.